Fun:Argumentum ad Google ranking
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Argumentum ad Google ranking is an attempt to argue that one's position is more valid than one's opponents because a particular key word returns one's website, or search keywords, higher ranked or more often than one's opponent's website or keywords.
Unfortunately it is impossible to determine attitudes ("how many came to laugh and stayed to guffaw helplessly?").
Anecdotal evidence suggests that there is a strong link between search engine ranking and machismo.
Not to be confused with argumentum ad Google ad ranking, which is a similar argument based on advertisement ranking on search engines.
Example of the argument in action (based on actual comments)[edit]
Gentlemen at an atheist website,
I found your comments in regards to Machismo are increasingly silly. As pointed out by Popular Christian YouTuber Shockofgod, Darwin and web traffic, you haven't shown that what happened to atheism on the internet is going to happen to evolution. In fact, by a time of my choosing, it is likely Richard Dawkins will have lost all vestiges of credibility. :) :) :)
Rest assured, Operation Grassroots is gathering steam!!! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Sincerely,
As you can see, this comment by a certain gentleman at a Christian website that purports to be trustworthy in regards to the alleged immorality of the gentlemen at an irrational evilutionist evolutionist website is an excellent display of machismo. Anyone who argues like this is clearly at the top of the scale, and will likely impress the Christian Spanish and Indian ladies, whereas militant atheist Señor Dawkins will likely have sand kicked in his face by the Hispanic ladies! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL!